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New Zealand Youth Parliament
The New Zealand Youth Parliament, held once in each term of parliament (usually every three or four years), is an event used to promote the civic and community engagement of New Zealand youth. The event has been held since 1994, and takes place at the New Zealand Parliament Buildings. The latest Youth Parliament, the 9th Youth Parliament, took place on 16 and 17 July 2019. Youth Parliament is an initiative led by the Minister for Youth, currently the Hon. Priyanca Radhakrishnan. The Minister works with a committee of their Parliamentary colleagues (representing every party in Parliament) to administer Youth Parliament. The Minister receives support from the Ministry of Youth Development, who work closely with other agencies within the parliamentary complex including The Office of the Speaker, Parliamentary Services and the Office of the Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives. Former Labour MP Darren Hughes, who once held the Statistics portfolio and was the associate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of New Zealand Parliaments
This page is a list of elections and their subsequent parliamentary makeups in New Zealand. After the adoption of the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, which granted New Zealand self-governance, New Zealand has had a parliamentary system, with its first Elections in New Zealand, election in 1853 New Zealand general election, 1853. For a government to form, they must obtain the confidence (politics), confidence of a majority of the elected Member of Parliament, MPs in New Zealand Parliament, Parliament. Initially, governments were formed through bargaining with individual MPs, however after the Political parties in New Zealand, introduction of political parties in 1890, confidence was brokered through these parties when required. Until the introduction of Mixed-member proportional representation, MMP in the 1996 New Zealand general election, 1996 election, electors voted only for their Electoral district, electorate MP; thereafter, party politics was formalised and Third party (po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |